#memory-encoding

#memory-encoding

Learning is not the result of exposure to information. Learning is the result of the brain actively pulling information out. When learners reread, rewatch, or review content, it feels familiar. Familiarity creates the illusion of mastery. The brain recognizes the material, and the learner assumes recognition means understanding. Recognition is not learning. Memory is strengthened not by putting information into the mind, but by bringing it back out. Retrieval practice is the process of recalling information without referring to the original content.